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The single largest health threat women confront - Noel Bairey Merz

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TED-Ed
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Jul 19, 2026
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1304
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Summary

Surprising, but true: More women now die of heart disease than men, yet cardiovascular research has long focused on men. Pioneering doctor C. Noel Bairey Merz shares what we know and don't know about women's heart health -- including the remarkably different symptoms women present during a heart attack (and why they're often missed). (Filmed at TEDxWomen.)Talk by Noel Bairey Merz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices